If a network orders scripts on the eve of a strike, will anyone hear it?
Fans of the new CBS show "Moonlight" certainly will after the network ordered four more scripts of the show following a strong uptick in the ratings.
This is good news for the show, which some dubbed as an "Angel" rip-off, and after a number of high-profile casting and showrunner changes, wasn't expected to last very long. But CBS gave it a good slot right after "Ghost Whisperer" and as a lead-in to "Numb3rs," and while still the lowest rated show of the night, is still pulling in decent numbers.
The show stars Alex O'Loughlin as a vampire-like private investigator out of Los Angeles who prefers not to get his sustenance through normal vampire ways. He is joined by Sophia Myles, Shannyn Sossamon and Jason Dohring.
A dozen episodes were already ordered, and while there is a script order, that does not necessarily mean they will actually be produced. Of course, with writers set to strike Nov. 1, there's no guarantee they'll even be written.
While getting a script order isn't the strongest show of confidence, it's certainly better than not getting it, and if "Moonlight" continues to produce strong numbers for CBS in the timeslot, there's a good chance that following a writers strike, there could be a full-season pickup of the show.
"Moonlight" airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.
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